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Alice Ruppert 🐴🎮 @malicedafirenze.bsky.social · 2d

sometimes the creators of your childhood favorite games refuse to re-release or remaster their 20yo game despite it being a massive success at the time and you just have to take matters into your own hand 😌

Screenshot from the 2003 PC game My Horse Farm, showing a cartoony 2D horse in its stall, stat bars for health, strength and food/water are visible at the bottom of the screen

Screenshot from the just-announced PC game Horses of Hoofprint Bay, showing a hand-drawn 2D horse standing in front of a paddock, tied to a hitching post. There's simliar UI elements for stats and an interaction menu to Feed, Groom, Tack etc. on the bottom right

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Michal Sinka @michalsinka.bsky.social · 3d

Loved scoring the trailer for Horses of Hoofprint Bay! 🤩🎶🐎

Big thanks to @thoglistudios.com for bringing me on board!

thogli studios 🐴 Wishlist Horses of Hoofprint Bay @thoglistudios.com · 3d

🐴 ANNOUNCEMENT TRAILER 🐴 Horses of Hoofprint Bay – a lovingly hand-drawn 2D point and click barn buildup game where you take care of horses, train them, and compete for prize money! Breed adorable foals, hire and manage staff, and build the stable of your dreams!

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Michal Sinka @michalsinka.bsky.social · 4d

Congrats to Timon and to the entire @metaroot.bsky.social team! 🥳

This is wild! 📈🔥

Metaroot @metaroot.bsky.social · 4d

When we started publishing games 1.5 years ago, we jokingly said: "We'll have made it when we're featured in the GameDiscoverCo newsletter." 😂

It's an honor to see Timon's great game and us in there! Thanks, @gamediscoverco.bsky.social, for the coverage!

newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/how-the-fa...

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Michal Sinka @michalsinka.bsky.social · 4d

Something exciting is coming tomorrow that I had the honor of creating the music for! 🤩

thogli studios 🐴 Wishlist Horses of Hoofprint Bay @thoglistudios.com · 4d

Friends, we are getting ready for the big reveal 😱
Here's where you'll find our Announcement Trailer around this time tomorrow 👇

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwCP...

Horse Game Announcement Trailer 🐴💕

YouTube video by thogli studios

www.youtube.com

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Michal Sinka @michalsinka.bsky.social · 5d

Steam just added a personalized release calendar for upcoming games 👀

Could be a nice boost for indie visibility.

www.polygon.com/steam-person...

#gamedev #indiedev #steam

Steam's new personalized release calendar fixes the 'I didn't know that was coming out' problem

Steam's personalized release calendar is here to introduce your next upcoming favorite games.

www.polygon.com

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Michal Sinka @michalsinka.bsky.social · 11d

Played it. Loved it! 😍

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Michal Sinka @michalsinka.bsky.social · 12d

🎵 Musical transitions shape how a game feels.

In Inventorix, I timed every Wwise playlist switch to musical phrasing - bar or beat - so transitions sound natural and intentional, not jarring.

Small timing details make the score breathe and feel alive. 🎶

#gameaudio #indiedev

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Michal Sinka @michalsinka.bsky.social · 27d

Many #indiedev think audio middleware is “only for AAA.”

On Inventorix, it was just the dev & me. I still chose #Wwise. Not for flashy adaptive music, but for
🎛️ a clean workflow
⚡ fast iteration
🎵 room to grow

Even a small team can benefit from middleware.

@audiokinetic.bsky.social #gameaudio

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Michal Sinka @michalsinka.bsky.social · Sep 18

For #cubase users: if you want to set up a key command for 'Soft Quantize On/Off,' it’s listed as 'Iterative Quantize' in the Key Commands menu. Took me 9 months to figure this out. Thanks, #steinberg! 😂

#musicproduction #gameaudio

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Michal Sinka @michalsinka.bsky.social · Sep 17

Gotcha! I tend to approach Wwise busses almost the same way I do group busses in Cubase. Such a granular setup can be overkill depending on the project, but I like having that flexibility for creative needs. 🙂

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Michal Sinka @michalsinka.bsky.social · Sep 17

Loved the demo of this Swiss gem, and now it’s finally out! Can’t wait to dive into the full release as soon as I get a chance. 🎮🇨🇭

#swissgames #indiedev

Henry Halfhead - OUT NOW! @lululu.games · Sep 16

👁️Henry Halfhead👁️
OUT NOW
👃

🍎 Play as 250+ everyday objects
💌 Experience a wholesome life story
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Join a friend in the local co-op mode!

Get it on Steam, EGS, PS5 and Switch!

Tell your friends, family and help us share this post!

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Michal Sinka @michalsinka.bsky.social · Sep 16

Thanks, glad you found it useful! 😊 I feel like bus management is one of those things that often gets overlooked until you really need the flexibility. For us, it made a big difference. 💪

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Michal Sinka @michalsinka.bsky.social · Sep 13

Loving this game rn! 😍

Okomotive @okomotive.ch · Sep 13

Have you reached the Summit yet?

Herdling is available now on PC and all major consoles, enjoying an overwhelmingly positive critical reception from press and players alike 💖

screenshot from our game Herdling, showing Via and her herd nearing a structure of tall rocks on a field of snow.

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Michal Sinka @michalsinka.bsky.social · Sep 11

🎶 New collab with a fantastic artist who goes by Nobodi - she wrote/sang the topline, I produced the track.

Sync-focused, but always feeding back into my game audio work too.

Snippet below 👇

#SyncLicensing #GameAudio

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Michal Sinka @michalsinka.bsky.social · Sep 5

Super excited to share my new article on the Audiokinetic blog! 🎉

I wrote about how we approached music, sound design, and Wwise implementation for Inventorix, a two-person indie project.

#gameaudio @audiokinetic.bsky.social

Audiokinetic 🔜 Wwise Tour Montréal @audiokinetic.bsky.social · Sep 4

From two-person team to polished & professional audio workflow. In this week's blog, @michalsinka.bsky.social dives into how the small team used #Wwise for indie game Inventorix, proving that middleware isn't just for AAA studios.

Give it a read: hubs.ly/Q03GTYMn0

#GameAudio @arcaludi.bsky.social

Inventorix: From Two-Person Team to Middleware Workflow | Audiokinetic Blog

Discover how a two-person team achieved polished, professional audio using Wwise for the indie game Inventorix.

www.audiokinetic.com

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Inventorix: Available on Steam! @arcaludi.bsky.social · Sep 2

💡 “Inventorix is a hidden gem.” 🤗

Huge thanks to @ohnomonday.bsky.social for this amazingly clear review of Inventorix! 🎮🚀

Check this out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MQV...

💚 Much love to the community for all the support!

#IndieGameDev #roguelike #SteamGame #BackpackBattles

Luck Be A Landlord and Backpack Battles had a baby... | Inventorix

YouTube video by Monday

www.youtube.com

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Michal Sinka @michalsinka.bsky.social · Sep 1

🚀 INVENTORIX is OUT NOW! 🎉
I had the pleasure of creating the music and sound design for this space puzzle adventure, and I can’t wait for you to experience it.

🎮 Get it here: store.steampowered.com/app/2500460/...

#inventorix #indiedev #indiegame

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Michal Sinka @michalsinka.bsky.social · Aug 29

🎵 The Inventorix OST is out now! 🥳
Dive into the music before the game even drops:
michalsinka.bandcamp.com/album/invent...

🎮 The game launches on Steam this Monday:
store.steampowered.com/app/2500460/...

#inventorix #gamemusic #OST #indiedev

Inventorix OST, by Michal Sinka

5 track album

michalsinka.bandcamp.com

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Michal Sinka @michalsinka.bsky.social · Aug 26

🚀 Less than one week until the release!!! 🎉🛠️

🎮 Wishlist INVENTORIX and be ready for launch day on September 1: store.steampowered.com/app/2500460/...

🎥 Official release trailer 👇

#indiedev #inventorix

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Michal Sinka @michalsinka.bsky.social · Aug 25

Just got this one. Looking forward to diving in! 🤗

#swissgames

Okomotive @okomotive.ch · Aug 25

To celebrate the release of Herdling, we've put together a bundle of all Okomotive games with some very attractive discounts, check it out! 🥰

store.steampowered.com/bundle/58145...

screenshot from Steam, showing the Herdling x FAR Bundle for 56% off

Michal Sinka @michalsinka.bsky.social · Aug 24

One of the coolest things I tried at Gamescom this year - a full-on, professional-grade racing simulator in VR! 🚗🏁🎮

So much fun!

#gamescom #VR #simracing

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Michal Sinka @michalsinka.bsky.social · Aug 23

Had an amazing time at Gamescom this year surrounded by great people! 🙌🎮

Made new connections and enjoyed every single minute.

So cool to see all the energy from the Swiss game dev scene! 🇨🇭✨

Already looking forward to next year!

#gamescom #gamedev #gameaudio

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Inventorix: Available on Steam! @arcaludi.bsky.social · Aug 22

Release in ~10 days = the key scammers arrive right on schedule.

They probably have timers set from SteamDB.

Reminder to fellow #indiedevs: check who you’re sending keys to, or better, don’t send at all unless verified.
💚 #gamedev

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Okomotive @okomotive.ch · Aug 21

Herdling is OUT NOW! We’re stoked to finally invite you on this journey 🐐🦬🐏⛰️
Get the game now on Steam, Epic Game Store, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S or Game Pass, links below!

We’ll give away 5 Steam keys among everyone who reposts this 🎉🎉🎉

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Michal Sinka @michalsinka.bsky.social · Aug 12

In INVENTORIX, you can rack up infinite payouts… and still lose. 😈💥

That’s what happens when Dr. Doomix steals your money, destroys your universe, and slips away to a parallel one.

🚀 Launching Sep 1!

🎮 Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/2500460/...

#inventorix #gameaudio #indiedev

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